Author : Faten Haouioui
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release : 2021-05-20
ISBN-13 : 1527569950
Page : 186 pages
Rating : 4.5/5 from 950 voters
This collection of essays revises contemporary trauma theory, from Freudian/Caruthian and post-structuralist perspectives. While Western trauma theory is often theorized according to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this volume discusses different forms of trauma that target decolonisation theories in Arab-Maghrebean and Afro-American contexts and Chinese narratives on courtesans. The contributors to this book also scrutinize the artistic representation of trauma in poetry and drama, adopting a cross-cultural approach to trauma theory.